Cauca Valley Corporation

industrial organization, Colombia

Also known as: CVC

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The Cauca Valley Corporation, also known as the Corporación Autónoma Regional del Valle del Cauca (CVC), is an industrial organization in Colombia focused on the development of the Cauca River valley region. This region is a vital agricultural area, producing significant amounts of sugar, rice, tobacco, and coffee. The corporation aims to promote balanced development across agriculture, commerce, and industry within the valley. Key industries in the area include food, paper, and textiles, and the region is also a major coffee producer. The department's capital is Cali, and Buenaventura serves as Colombia's primary Pacific port, crucial for coffee exports.12

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Cali
…have been improved by the Cauca Valley Corporation (CVC), an autonomous public body modeled after the Tennessee Valley Authority in the United States. The CVC drained the upper Cauca River, Colombia’s second major waterway, to generate electrical power, prevent flooding, and make marginal farmland more suitable for large-scale cultivation by…
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…have been improved by the Cauca Valley Corporation (CVC), an autonomous public body modeled after the Tennessee Valley Authority in the United States. The CVC drained the upper Cauca River, Colombia’s second major waterway, to generate electrical power, prevent flooding, and make marginal farmland more suitable for large-scale cultivation by…
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Economy of Colombia
…development organizations, such as the Cauca Valley Corporation, have been established to promote more balanced industrial growth, with emphasis on hydroelectric power development and flood control. Economic growth was quite substantial through the mid-20th century, but in subsequent decades inflation and unemployment grew alarmingly as the growth rate declined. Nevertheless,…
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…development organizations, such as the Cauca Valley Corporation, have been established to promote more balanced industrial growth, with emphasis on hydroelectric power development and flood control. Economic growth was quite substantial through the mid-20th century, but in subsequent decades inflation and unemployment grew alarmingly as the growth rate declined. Nevertheless,…
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